Chelsea Furlani

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Chelsea Furlani
Born (1988-05-18) May 18, 1988 (age 37)
Colchester, Vermont, United States
Position Forward
National teamFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Playing career 2010–present

Chelsea Marie Furlani (born May 18, 1988) is an American-born ice hockey player who became a naturalized Italian citizen. She is known for her successful career with the EV Bozen Eagles in the Italian Hockey League Women (IHLW).

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Early life and college career

Furlani was born in Colchester, Vermont, to a family of Italian descent; her great-grandfather was from San Costanzo in the Marche region of Italy. [1] [2] She began playing ice hockey at a young age. [2]

Furlani played college hockey for the Vermont Catamounts at the University of Vermont, where she served as team captain. [3] Over four seasons, she recorded 49 points (25 goals and 24 assists) in 132 games. [4]

Professional career

After graduating, Furlani signed with the Vienna Flyers in Europe, [5] playing in the EWHL during the 2010–2011 season. [4] After one season, she transferred to the EV Bozen Eagles in Italy. [6] In her first season with the team, she won both the Italian championship and the Italian Cup, and was named the league's top scorer. [1] [7] She was retained for the 2012–2013 season, [7] during which the team won the championship again. [8] The Eagles also competed in the EWCC, where Furlani was selected for the semifinal round all-star team despite the team's elimination, [9] and finished fourth in the EWHL final round. [10]

During the 2013–2014 season, the Eagles won the EWHL championship for the first time, with Furlani scoring four of the team's seven goals in the final against the Neuberg Highlanders. [11]

Italian citizenship and national team

Furlani applied for Italian citizenship, and after completing two seasons in the Italian championship, she was invited to join the Italy women's national ice hockey team for friendly matches. [12] However, delays in the citizenship process prevented her from participating in official matches. In August 2015, the Bolzano club wrote to President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella to appeal the situation. [13] In November 2015, she was granted Italian citizenship for special merits, [14] and returned to competition in January 2016. [15]

Coaching career

Furlani has also served in various coaching roles with both the men's and women's teams of EV Bozen. [16]

Honors and awards

EV Bozen Eagles

References

  1. 1 2 Gazzera, Alessandro (April 16, 2012). "A tu per tu con Chelsea Furlani". icehockeyonline.net (in Italian). Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Marangoni, Marco (October 16, 2012). "La Nazionale è il sogno italiano dell'americana Chelsea Furlani". Alto Adige (in Italian). Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Le Eagles guardano oltreoceano". GH-Gazzettahockey.com (in Italian). August 21, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Chelsea Furlani: «Sogno la maglia azzurra»". hockeytime.net (in Italian). February 17, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Furlani and Olychuck to Continue Hockey Careers Overseas". uvmathletics.com. June 7, 2010. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "L'italo-americana Furlani alle Eagles di Bolzano". Hockeytime.net (in Italian). August 20, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  7. 1 2 "EV Bozen Eagles - L'americana Chelsea Furlani vola ancora per le aquile". hockeytime.net (in Italian). August 16, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  8. ↑ "LE Eagles vincono lo scudetto". hockeytime.net (in Italian). March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  9. ↑ "EWCC Coppa Campioni: MoDo e ZSC Lions raggiungono le finali". hockeytime.net (in Italian). December 9, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  10. ↑ "EWHL: la prima volta del Minsk". hockeytime.net (in Italian). March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Bolzano über alles, le Eagles trionfano in EWHL". hockeytime.net (in Italian). February 16, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  12. ↑ "A fine mese le Azzurre con Chelsea Furlani contro l'Austria". hockeytime.net (in Italian). October 13, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Caso Chelsea, l'appello a Mattarella". altoadige.gelocal.it (in Italian). August 3, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Alfano: «Ci sono stranieri che hanno l'orgoglio di essere italiani»". interno.gov.it (in Italian). November 6, 2015. Archived from the original on February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Eagles – sei punti dovevano essere e sei punti sono stati". hockeytime.net (in Italian). January 31, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Allenatori". evbz-hockeyacademy.it (in Italian). Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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